In the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, University of Illinois researchers found that as many as one-third of adults could be taking medication that can lead to depression or suicide. More than 200 commonly prescribed drugs were included in these findings, among them birth control pills, blood pressure and heart medications, painkillers, and antacids.

And if you take more than one of these medications at a time, the chances you’ll experience depression increase dramatically. The researchers discovered that 15% of the adults who used three or more of these drugs experienced depression. The same was true for 9% of those using two of the drugs, 7% of those using one, and only 5% of those not using any of the medications at all.

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Mark Olfson, another study author and a psychiatry professor at Columbia University, told NPR that these findings don’t necessarily mean that your daily pills are causing mental health problems. To figure that out, researchers would have to observe patients on a case by case basis right as they begin taking new medications.

"We're just showing that if you're already taking them, you are more likely to be depressed," he clarified. However, he went on to say that he was surprised by the "strength of the association between the number of medications and the likelihood of being depressed."

Basically, while you shouldn’t be afraid to take common medications that can improve your health, you should absolutely talk to your doctor if you begin feeling depressed.